noun
Meaning 1
The rearguard of an army or other force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: avant-garde
Standard Lemma guide
arrière-garde
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noun
Meaning 2
Any group of people who favour older, traditional approaches over the modern or avant-garde.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: avant-garde
History
Etymology
From French arrière-garde.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ариергарден (ariergarden) — rearguard
- Bulgarian: ариергард (ariergard) — rearguard
- French: arrière-garde — rearguard
- Greek: οπισθοφυλακή (opisthofylakí) — rearguard
- Polish: ariergarda — rearguard
- Polish: ariergarda — group of people who favour older, traditional approaches